THURSDAY, Dec. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Meditation done at an intense level may bring a significant boost to the inner workings of your immune system.The finding follows a blood sample analysis that took pre- and post-meditation snapshots of genet...
Three new studies suggest Omicron triggers milder illness. Combing through early data on the new variant, researchers found it doesn't cause severe disease as often as the Delta variant does. On the other hand, Omicron is so contagious that it will li...
THURSDAY, Dec. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- People who struggle with severe asthma now have a new treatment to get some relief.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an injectable drug called Tezspire (tezepelumab-ekko), which would be adm...
THURSDAY, Dec. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- When a child has severe health problems, the suffering often extends to the entire family, new research finds.Using data from a single health insurance provider, the study authors assessed nearly 7,000 child...
THURSDAY, Dec. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Parents, think you have a good handle on how much time your teens are spending on social media?Don't bet on it. New research suggests your best guesstimate is likely way off.Parents significantly underestim...
THURSDAY, Dec. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term workplace exposure to formaldehyde may prompt thinking and memory problems later in life, new research suggests. Formaldehyde is a gas used in making wood and chemical products and plastics."We kn...
THURSDAY, Dec. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- How do you prevent nearly 1 million cases of mouth and throat cancers in American men in this century? Find a way to reach an 80% HPV vaccination rate among adolescents, a new study suggests. HPV vaccination...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the emergency use of the new Pfizer antiviral pill Paxlovid in people who are at high risk for severe COVID-19. It is the first approved treatment...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Fresh Express packaged salads have been linked to a Listeria infection outbreak in eight U.S. states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. The outbreak has caused 10 illnesses, one hospitalization, a...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Army says it has developed a COVID-19 vaccine it believes could work against any and all coronavirus variants, including omicron. Results from early human trials of the Spike Ferritin Nanoparticle ...
MARTES, 21 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Unos investigadores que afirman que han descubierto las causas de los "dientes de tiza" en los niños predicen que esto podría conducir a nuevas formas de luchar contra la afección, y de reducir las c...
MARTES, 21 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- El lunes, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. aprobó el primer medicamento inyectado para prevenir la infección con el VIH."La aprobación de hoy añade una importante herram...
MARTES, 21 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- El ayuno intermitente está muy de moda, debido a sus potenciales beneficios para la salud, y ahora una nueva revisión muestra que este estilo de alimentación de verdad produce una pérdida de peso, y ...
MARTES, 21 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Las inyecciones de cortisona han desarrollado una mala reputación en los últimos años como tratamiento para el dolor de la artritis, porque se sabe que los esteroides dañan el cartílago y podrían pot...
MARTES, 21 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Tal vez haya oído muchas cosas sobre el virus del papiloma humano (VPH) y su rol en el cáncer de cuello uterino, pero este virus de transmisión sexual también puede provocar otro tipo de cáncer.Las t...
MARTES, 21 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Las mamás que tuvieron COVID-19 en el embarazo pueden respirar aliviadas gracias a un nuevo estudio de tamaño reducido, que encontró que los bebés de 6 meses cuyas madres tuvieron el virus mientras e...
MARTES, 21 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- ¿Piensa que lo que sucede en internet se queda en internet? Piénselo de nuevo.Según una nueva investigación, un desaire en los medios sociales puede dejar a las personas con un sentimiento real de do...
MIÉRCOLES, 22 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) y el Hospital Pediátrico de Investigación St. Jude anunciaron un nuevo programa para mejorar el suministro de medicamentos para el cáncer de los niños en ...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the emergency use of Pfizer's new antiviral pill Paxlovid in people who are at high risk for severe COVID-19. It's the first approved treatment f...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Fresh Express packaged salads have been linked to a listeria infection outbreak in eight U.S. states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.The outbreak has caused 10 illnesses, one hospitalization an...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- At least 59 overdoses were prevented in the first three weeks that two overdose prevention centers have been open in New York City, the city's health department said Tuesday. During that time, there were m...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Army says it has developed a COVID-19 vaccine it believes could work against any and all coronavirus variants, including Omicron.Results from early human trials of the Spike Ferritin Nanoparticle (...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Americans may be dropping some of the stigma they once had toward depression, but attitudes toward other mental health conditions still seem stuck in the past, a new study shows.The research, based on inter...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- After former President Donald Trump said he had gotten a booster shot during an event in Texas this week, boos erupted from parts of the crowd.The incident occurred Sunday during a stop of Trump's tour with...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Aubrey Virgin was a healthy, active 2-year-old when she developed a high fever.Then came a rash that quickly spread over her body. Lymph nodes in her neck swelled. So did her lips, hands an...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Flu is making a comeback in the United States this year, with cases rising around the country even as the Omicron variant is surging, infectious disease experts say."We already are seeing significant increa...